Chapter 2105 - Ancient Silhouette

Chapter 2105 - Ancient Silhouette

Although he couldn’t see Li Suo’s expression, her puzzlement was as clear as day.

“Nothing, I’m just talking nonsense.” Yun Che immediately straightened his expression. A second later, he suddenly said, “You truly are an unlucky woman. Of all the people you could have fallen with, it just had to be me. As a result, you, the Creation Goddess of Life and the holiest, most life-loving existence in the entire world, have to commit grave sins with me in the Abyss.”

“If one day you recover all of your memories, I’m sure you won't be able to wait to smite me into light ashes with your Creation God powers.”

Li Suo’s hand paused for a moment, and she whispered, “I can vaguely remember some old acquaintances, but the one thing I cannot remember is my own appearance. And now... all of my emotions, recognition, and worldview come from you.”

“I have been lonely for a very long time, so I am afraid of loneliness. Your appearance is what freed me from a loneliness that felt like eternity. Therefore, I can tell that my soul is close and grateful toward you. But you, ever since you came to this world, the emptiness and loneliness in your soul has only been increasing day by—”

“Enough, enough, you don’t have to say any more.” Yun Che hurriedly silenced her. “I’m the Fog Monarch who astounded the entire Abyss, you know? Do you know how cool I am right now? I’m just experiencing a bit of loss, and you couldn’t even overlook that?”

“...” The profound light remained warm and gentle. Li Suo seemed to be deep in thought about something before she nodded. “I will learn to be better.”

“Mm...” Yun Che looked up with a bit of astonishment before breaking into a small smile. At the same time, the loneliness Li Suo was perceiving seemed to be lessened somewhat. “I think... not a single person since the beginning of time has ever seen such an obedient Creation God.”

Li Suo: “...”

It was at this moment Yun Che suddenly narrowed his eyes and sat up.

“Our ‘prey’ has finally shown up.”

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Northern Divine Region, Yama Realm, Bone Sea of Eternal Darkness.

This place was as dark as ever. Even after Yun Che had removed all of its Devil Crystals of Eternal Darkness, the dark aura of this place remained the richest of the entire Primal Chaos.

It had been several hours since Chi Wuyao came here. None of her Witches were by her side. In front of her was a black stele that she had almost never let out of her sight in recent times.

Shred!

Suddenly, the barrier she placed around her was violently ripped open, and a pale, unblemished ankle stepped into Chi Wuyao’s view. The Devil Queen looked up and asked in a somewhat helpless voice, “For what reason have you left your post and come to me again, Brahma Heaven God Emperor?”

Qianye Ying’er was about to answer when Chi Wuyao interrupted her, “Don’t even try. I haven’t heard anything from him. You should know that it is impossible for him to send anything home.”

“But...” Qianye Ying’er refused to give up. “Didn’t you say you gave him a portion of your Nirvana Devil Emperor Soul? It's the soul of a Devil Emperor. Maybe...”

“I’m sorry, but no.” Chi Wuyao cruelly stamped out Qianye Ying’er’s almost pitiful hope.

Her expectations extinguished, Qianye Ying’er immediately became far more irritated and gloomier than before. She cast a look at the stele standing in front of Chi Wuyao once before grumping, “You came all the way to the Bone Sea of Eternal Darkness just to see this broken stele? You’ve tried for so long already. If it’s really hiding a secret, you would have discovered it a long time ago.”

Chi Wuyao shook her head. “My Nirvana Devil Emperor Soul may not be able to form a connection with it, but it can sense that it is hiding something. In recent times, I have tried dozens of methods and even moved it to different environments, all to no avail.”

Qianye Ying’er crossed her arms in front of her chest and said uncaringly, “Just because you found it where you obtained your Nirvana Devil Emperor Soul does not mean it's necessarily related to the Nirvana Devil Clan. If you really must find an answer, you can try... breaking it.”

“If it works, then hurray. If not, you don’t have to worry about it any longer.”

“I knew you couldn’t come up with anything useful.” A small smile crept onto Chi Wuyao’s lips. “You are right that it most likely isn’t an item belonging to the Nirvana Devil Clan. The fact that the name ‘Pan Xiaodie’ is engraved on it is proof. What I cannot let go of is the fact that it was left behind at the Nirvana Devil Emperor Soul’s location despite not belonging to the Nirvana Devil Clan, and in such a pristine condition too.”

Suddenly, she looked up and stared at Qianye Ying’er with bright eyes.

Qianye Ying’er: “Hmm?”

“Qianying,” Chi Wuyao reached out and touched Qianye Ying’er’s finger. “Lend me your blood!”

Qianye Ying’er was puzzled, but she did not resist.

A bead of blood pooled at her fingertip. Chi Wuyao then splashed it against the dark stele.

Qianye Ying’er’s words had reminded her that she possessed the blood of the Devil Emperor Yun Che had given her back then.

The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor possessed the purest dark profound energy out of the four devil emperors. Not only could her devil blood accommodate any dark profound energy, the “Calamity and Misfortune” cast using the Heaven Smiting Devil Blood could be used to amplify other dark energies as well. That included the three Devil Emperor’s dark energy.

The Nirvana Devil Emperor Soul might not be able to awaken this stele, but maybe Heaven Smiting Devil Blood could...

Buzz!

“I... will take him back to the Devil Race. If neither father nor the Devil Race can tolerate him, then I will... remove his divine powers so he may never threaten the Devil Race. I will protect him forever and ever.”

“If still they cannot tolerate us... then we will dispel all our powers and vanish into a distant lower realm. We will find a paradise where no one can find us.”

The blue-robed man slowly closed his eyes. It was impossible to say if he was in pain or struggling.

The Nirvana Devil Wheel Reversing Pearl isn’t just the Nirvana Devil Race’s most powerful time devil artifact, it is the ultimate devil artifact that guarantees our race’s safety. No harm must come to it... and so I cannot give it to you no matter what.”

“Big brother Nie...”

“Don’t bother.” The blue-robed man abruptly turned away and uttered through gritted teeth, “I cannot!”

Although only her back could be seen, her aura withered so much that Chi Wuyao and Qianye Ying’er could almost imagine her eyes losing all of their color and light in an instant.

She knelt there in silence for a very long time. Finally, she climbed to her feet and said weakly, “I’m sorry, big brother Nie... It’s I who made a most unreasonable request... in the future, do make sure to take care of yourself. Do not repeat my mistake.”

She turned away to leave... but a hand caught her arm with a death grip.

“What are you doing?” The blue-robed man was almost snarling. “You think you can save him with the Nether Mirror alone?”

The woman’s voice was soft, but every word she spoke was infused with unbreakable determination. “If my other half lives, then I will live. If my other half dies, then I will die.”

“...” The blue-robed man looked away. It took him a long time to squash the deep pain in his eyes before he said, “I said I wouldn’t give you the devil pearl, but I never said that I wouldn’t help you.”

He raised his hand and summoned a devilish pearl surrounded by a strange black light. “You are not a member of my Nirvana Devil Race, so unlike me, you can just barely use the devil pearl. So, I’ll come with you.”

The woman in black dress stared at him blankly for a while. Finally, she closed her eyes and whispered, “Thank you, big brother Nie. A lifetime isn’t enough for me to repay the debt I owe you.”

Her tearful whisper entered the blue-robed man’s ears. The next moment, he flinched. It was because he realized that he could not move even a muscle. Even his profound energy was firmly locked within his body.

This was... the spatial shackle of the Original Nether Void Breaching Mirror!

“Xiaodie... what are you doing?!”

The woman in black dress reached out and took the devil pearl from his hand.

“Xiaodie... Xiaodie! Don’t be stupid!” The blue-robed man’s pupils dilated to the max. His voice was filled with infinite terror as well. “Let me go! I already promised to come with you! Let me go now!”

The woman in black dress slowly stepped back as she said in a sorrowful voice, “I know what I’m doing, but I cannot... no matter what... watch him fall into the Abyss of Nothingness and do nothing. This is our sin, and I cannot drag you down with me.”

She turned toward the projection and said, “This Projection Stone has engraved everything. Whether I succeed or fail, it will prove that I am the one who took the devil pearl from you. It has nothing to do with you.”

“I’ll come back very soon, big brother Nie... when that happens, big brother Mo Su and I will beg for your forgiveness together. We will receive any punishment.”

Her black sleeve cut a hole in space, and she stepped right through the gap. After she disappeared, the spatial gap disappeared as if it was never there.

“Xiaodie! Xiaodie! Someone... father... Elder Nie Yuan... Xiaodie is in danger... someone... someone head to the God Realm of Absolute Beginning and save Xiaodie!”

“Ahhhhhhh——!!!”

The projection ended with the Nirvana Devil Crown Prince’s despairing scream.

Chi Wuyao and Qianye Ying’er’s reactions greatly differed from each other.

“A lovesick fool and another lovesick fool.” Qianye Ying’er curled her lips seemingly in disdain. “I cannot believe the one thing that is perfectly preserved since ancient times is this utter—Hmm?”

It was at this moment she noticed Chi Wuyao’s strange look and frowned abruptly. “What did you discover, Devil Queen?”

Chi Wuyao let out a quiet sigh and said in a heavy voice, “Nether Mirror... Devil Pearl... To think that my initial assumptions all came true.”

She wondered how the Nirvana Devil Crown Prince felt when he sealed the projection into the stele.

“What came true? What are you saying?” Qianye Ying’er’s heart grew heavy before she knew it.

“I’m saying...” Chi Wuyao reached out and lightly brushed a finger across the three words “Pan Xiaodie”. “That his opponent is the son of a Creation God, one who wields the two most powerful devil artifacts in the world too.”

“...” Shock and horror slowly spread out in Qianye Ying’er’s eyes. She would not speak for a very, very long time.